Shoe



J. F. MNNE Jan. 3, 1928.

SHOE

Filed March 2ov 192e 2 Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 3, 192s. l 1,655,326

A J. F. MONTNE SHOE " Filed March 2O 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Kwam Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

UNITED ls-'MTE JOSEPH r. MONTINE, or"orfrcmefoil ILLNoIs.

' SHOE.

Appiiation filed March 29,19%. f seiipai no, 96,250.

bols will not only guide ,theYstudentfintak-V ing the kproper steps, kbut which`v will also the various marks and willY indicate the length of each step. i y A, further 'and equally important obgect of t-he invention is kvto provide alioor markf l ing device 4inwvhiohv the marks formedfby the same may be ofy difl'erentcolorsfor outlines tov distinguish theladys steps from the gentlemans steps. v 1

A further object tot .providea .marking device which may 'be attached to ladys or gentlemans dancing :slipperwor shoereither during the manufacture of r,the same rat any time Athereafter and which Will-not interferewith the bending of thegshoewithin reasonable limits and Whichfnill notvrbe a source of discomfort to the wearer. A further object is. to providea marking or charting meansforshoes in Whichrpthe marking element may 'be f easily removed either for the renewal ofthe marking ele-r mentor for the use 'of the'` shoe Without marking the floor. Y. f v i? i Other objects and advantages will y)be apparent during the courseof the following description. l y In the accompanyingr drawing `Aorming a part of this application. and ink which .like numerals' are einployedi to designate f like parts throughout the same, 1

charting. means; Y i r Figure 2 is a group Viewl oijlonegofitlie j marking members, the parts thereotfbein'g.

Figure 4 is a diagrammatic view-,doffe specimendance in which the principle yof the inventionV is employed; 0 V

indicate ythe properrfootto. be plaoedupon- Figure l is a bot-tom'vplan viewgofia-shoe equipped With the improved fmarkingor' Figure ,5 is an elevation orf/a marking de-` vice forv the f plotting of afspecimen dance; and ,i 'v

Figure 6 is aplan View of said marking device. j i e In the draiving, wherein fonthe purpose ofi'llustration is' shoWna preferred embodiment ofthe inventioinethe'numeral5 desigf natestheupper of a. ladys or gentlemans dancing shoe 4orslipper7 which slipper is providedywith ythe usual insole 6 and an outer sole 7.

The shoemay be providediwith rality lof Aseparate spacedioor marking memT bers consisting of inner and, v'outerfring nuts or atta'ehinglmembersu 8 `'and y9, respectively, the ring. nut 8 vbeing ,externally threaded for enga gementwv'ithlthe yinternal threads of the ringtnut `9. Preparatoryto applying the ringrnukts andrk Q the inner sole A6 is removed from the"shoe and aVK hole is punchedfoli,otherwise formed infthe` outer sole 7 for'thefreception ofy the members 8 and.'9. The ringywnut; 9 is, nonl passed through-the hole' inthe shoe from the interior ofy theshoelr and theannular flange 11 at the rea'rQv end of the memberf) fis engagedwithvthe Iedge portion of thekouter sole 7.1 fp After this the inner ring nut'L 8 is threaded into fthe outerfring nut9 so that the external annular flangeflQ Vatithe rear endl-of ,the same will be engaged .with the outer-portion; of the'outersole`7.` Thu'slitis tliatffthef iiineriand outer' ringfnuts i8, and may 1 be .securely positively attached to the Outer sole. 7 rllhe vannular i llange .12 may be providedavith spacedopen'ings 14, for the reception of a isuitable.toolbygmeansof Whichlthe ring nuti 8 may be Lsecurely. tightened inhthe ringffnut. It will be yseen that thefthickness Aofthe ,assembled ring nuts 8 and Willlbe no greater thanjthe thickness ofthe outer-[sole andin vfact by turning 'the inner `ringE nut t8 a fsuicient kdistance :into the enter ring lnut 9 the thickness of the assemthanthethickness of the outersole T so that they youter end. of.' the inner ring 'nut4 will'. be spaced slightfidistance y.from the 'oor; Thisyihoivyfltis not ynefeessary.fA f i PATENT ,ori-"lcst-jg f bledxmembers` Si. and@ gmay vbeslightly less Themembenrhas its inner gend closed l define;rx socketfiforr the receptionrof an kabsorbent"meniberld 'of ,elaonthe like @which is firinly held `fi,n.pl ace.; al retaining lnut J17 `having an internal annular `18-Which engagesthe edgeil'portion of. theilabsorbent member 16 and thereby holds the absorbent member in engagement with the centrally located stud 2O of the member 8. This stud 2O is in the form eta truncated cone and presses the central portion of the absorbent member 16 outwardly into contact with the'.

floor so that the ink or the like in the member 16 will leave a mark on the floor for purposes ot recording the step. Attention is directed to the tact that the inner surface ot the liange 18 is beveled so that the edge portion ot the telt member 16 will not be cut or subjected to excessive pressure when the retaining member is threaded into the socket ot' the'ring nut 8.

Any' number ot the. marking devices may be attached to the shoe along the longitudinal'eenter oit' the same as shown in Figure 'l or in any other manner found practical and desirable. However, the arrangement shown inFigure 1 makes it possible for the shoe to be easily bent and doespnot in any way interfere with the freedom of dancing or cause discomfort to the wearer ot the shoe.

As previously stated, the disk 16 may be removed to avoid marking thefloor at imy propertimes. The improved marking device may be applied to soles of various thicknesses by varying the thickness of the members 8 and 9.

ln use several ditl'erent colored ink pads are employed in charting a floor to indicate the different Jfeet andthe direction of travel, especially so when a couple chart a dance to gcther. In this connection, 'it is pointed out that a` particular color' or combination ot colors may be employed for the ladys shoe and another color or combination of colors may be employed for the gentlemans shoe.

f others may be blue.

colors may be employed toritheladys slipper. y khis practice will enable one to distinguish between the locating marks of the different :teet when a couple start a dance to'- gether. The gentlemans locating marks are, of course, spaced farther apart than the ladys.' More specifically, the two foremostlocating marks ot a' particular shoe are placed close together thereby leaving the third marking 'element of a particular shoe somewhat alone.

, It will be'seen that red will indicate the tips ot the gentlemans shoes and the blue the tips of the ladys slippers. Two red and Vtivo blue tips will indicate the right foot,

Figure et is a diagrammatic view of a specl imen dance executed by the novel marking shoe. `Each series ot dots 16a represents a dancers shoe tip, and the arrangement of lines indicates a method ot recording the position of each step. Thus, a base line 21 is drawn alongside the course of the dance, and three arbitrary points 22 stepped otl' thereon. Lines 28 are now drawn trom the outer dots 16aL of each series to any ot the points It the distances between the latter are now recorded, and the dimensions ot the lines 23 taken? it will be seen that the dance impressions 16'c1 can be re-plotted or charted at any time reference thereto as desired.

Figure 5 is an elevation and Figure 6 a plan View of a device l prefer to use. for re-plotting or re-charting the dance just outlined. The device comprises a leather strap 24, a metal backing` 25 for the latter, and a set-'screw 26 carried by the backing. Below the screw 26`,`the strap is equipped with a protruding inkpad 16h, installed in the same manner as the pad 16 described above in connectionv with the shoe; and the opposite end-ot the strap is pe 1oratedat 2T'for easy handling. To use the device for recharting once the base line 21 and the points ot origin 22 have been laid out', ay pair ot steel measuring tapes. are preferably used. Thos-ix are usually housed iu a circular casingand carry a ring at the tree end or measuring origin. Thus, it the position ot a given point is to be rechart-ed. two measuring tapes are linked with their rings upon the set screw 260iv the device 241, the given measure-A Aments) to the points 22 taken and held at these points and the tapes drawn taut by the person holding the marker 24. The

2. A marking device for use onshoes comprising inner and outer attaching members adapted to be extended through a shoe sole and having annular flanges adapted for engaging the opposite sides of a shoe sole, one of said attaching membersbeing provided with a socket, and a retaining member eX-` tended into said socket and having means holding a marking element in place.

4C. A floor marking device for use on shoes comprising inner and outer thread-edly connected attaching members having means whereby the same may be securely attached to a shoe sole said inner member being provided with a socket, the wall of which is threaded, a floor marking elementJ received in said socket, a ring nut threaded into said socket and having an annular flange to hold said floor marking element in place.

5. A floor marking device for use on shoes comprising inner and outer thread-edly connected attaching members having means whereby the same may be securely attached to a shoe sole, said inner memberbeing provided with a socket, the wall of which is threaded, a floor marking element received in said socket, a ring nut threaded into said socket and having an annular flange to hold said floor marking element in place, said soeketed member being provided with a central lug adapted to engage said marking elen ment toei'orce the saine outwardly into contact with a ioor.

' 6. The combination with a shoe having an outer sole and insole, of a plurality of' marking elements carried by the outer sole, the inner sole being extended over said markn ing elements.

7. The combination with a shoe having an insole and an outer sole, Vof ay plurality o marking members having means engaged with opposite sides of said outer sole and being approximately flush with the same at opposite sides thereof and having marking units adapted to be engaged Withthe floor.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.`

JOSEPH F. MONTINE.v 

